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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  22 September 1956 | St. Petersburg, Florida | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 0426 EST (N) GMT 22/0926Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION seven minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE …

22/09/56
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660TH AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADRON
MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa, Florida
27 September 1956
SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Flying Objects
TO: Commander
Air Defense Command
2nd Air Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado
ATTN: Int Officer
Inclosed are reports of unidentified flying objects by this squadron, and Director/Intelligence 305th Bomb Wing (M), MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida.
PAUL A. BASS
2nd Lt. USAF
Adjutant
1200128 13 00
04 5 12 33 33

CLASSIFICATION

|  COUNTRY OF ACTIVITY REPORTING | United States | REPORT NO. | 1-56  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT  |   |   |   |
|  COUNTRY OR AREA REPORT CONCERNING | St. Petersburg, Florida | DATE OF INFORMATION |   |
|  ACTIVITY SUBMITTING REPORT | Dir/Intelligence, 305th Rm Vg (M) | DATE OF COLLECTION | SRI STATUS (If applicable)  |
|  PREPARING INDIVIDUAL | B. R. Cowan, Capt., USAF | DATE OF REPORT | SRI NO. CANCLED/COMPLETE  |
|  NAME OR DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE | Mr. (Civilian) | EVALUATION | F-2  |
|  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON (Date)  |   |   |   |

…

DECLASSIFIED
(SECURITY INFORMATION when filed in)

SUPPLEMENT TO AT FORM 112

|  ORIGINATING AGENCY | REPORT NO. | PAGE  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Dir/Intelligences; 305th Em Wg (M) | 1-56 | 1 OF 1 PAGES  |

An Unidentified Flying Object sighting in the vicinity of St. Petersburg, Florida was reported to MacDill AFB, Florida on 22 Sept 56. Object was sighted at 0126 EST (0926Z) by a young man, [redacted] and his mother, who reside at [redacted] Ave, South, in St. Petersburg. Sighting was observed for approximately seven (7) minutes by both persons from a second floor were used. Binoculars of 8 …

3.

Object appeared as shown in sketch 3A part of the time, and as shown in 3B part of the time. Observer believed these two sketches to be good examples of how object looked through focused binoculars. Light diffusion could possibly have caused observer's uncertainty as to positive shape of openings.

Incl 41

HEADQUARTERS
35TH AIR DIVISION (DEFENSE)
Dobbins Air Force Base
Marietta, Georgia

REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

1. A brief description of the object (s): It was round, with both round and square parthelos.
a. Shape: Round
b. Size (Compare with known Object): Negative
c. Color: White or light color
d. Number: one
e. Formation (if any more than one): N/A
f. Any discernible features or details: Parthelos or Windows with light shining thru.
g. Tail, trail, or exhaust, including size of same compared to size of object (s): Negative
h. Sound (if heard, describe sound): None
i. Other pertin…

WEATHER INFORMATION

WINGS:
Surface/355/4
6,000/110/20
16,000/140/14
16,000/120/15
20,000/110/6
30,000/280/28
50,000/280/42

CEILING: 3,000 feet

VISIBILITY: Ten miles

CLOUD COVER: Broken .6

THUNDERSTORMS: None

TEMPERATURE INVERSION: At 1,750 feet and 3,200 feet.

Hq 35 Air Liv, Report on Unidentified Flying Objects (cont'd)

b. Statement as to optical aids (telescopes, binoculars, and so forth) used and description thereof:
Binoculars

c. If the sighting is made while airborne, give type aircraft, identification on number, altitude, heading, speed, and home station:
N/A

4. Time and date of sighting:
0426 EST 22 September 1956

a. Sulu time-date group of sighting:
0926 Z

b. Night conditions (use one of the following terms): Night, day, dawn, dusk:
Night

5. Locations of observer (s). Exact latitude and longitude of each observer or Georef position, or…